What the papers say – April 26
Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s take-over of Twitter is one of the topics leading the front pages on Tuesday.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s take-over of Twitter is one of the topics leading the front pages on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, two fires were reported at oil facilities in western Russia, not far from the Ukrainian border.
It is an apparent bid to eliminate the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the strategic city the Kremlin claims its military has otherwise seized.
Local officials said up to 9,000 Ukrainian civilians had been killed by Russian forces.
Ukraine rejected the idea that a Russian victory in Mariupol was already achieved.
The Ministry of Defence said Russia likely wants to demonstrate significant successes ahead of its annual May 9 Victory Day celebrations.
A new diagnostic tool has been developed to help GPs spot signs of the potentially deadly condition.
The new taskforce of two to eight ships patrolling at a time aims to target smugglers, a US vice admiral said.
The Moskva had the capacity to carry 16 long-range cruise missiles, and its removal reduces Russia’s firepower in the Black Sea.
Ambulance response times and A&E waits are the worst on record.
Researchers also said that a ‘worrying’ 16% of GPs under the age of 50 were already making plans to leave the profession.
Accusations of ‘rank hypocrisy’ from Rishi Sunak and Ukraine developments are splashed across the front pages.
Artem Severiukhin has been dropped by his team, Ward Racing, following the incident.
Western experts and Ukrainian authorities said that Russia launched the missile which killed 52 people.
Dozens of people were also severely injured in the attack on Kramatorsk railway station.